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Updated 3:15 am PDT, Thursday, May 23, 2019 A worker browses her smartphone inside a shop selling shoes in Beijing, Thursday, May 23, 2019. An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could mean higher prices on a broad array of products from toys to clothing. But some retailers will be less equipped to handle the pain than others, leaving consumers to carry the load. less A worker browses her smartphone inside a shop selling shoes in Beijing, Thursday, May 23, 2019. An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could mean higher prices on a broad array of products from toys ... more Photo: Andy Wong, AP Photo: Andy Wong, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 A worker browses her smartphone inside a shop selling shoes in Beijing, Thursday, May 23, 2019. An … [Read more...] about The Latest: Official: Beijing open to trade talks with US

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chinese’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] will open a new information security lab in Germany next month that will enable source code reviews, in a step aimed at winning regulators’ confidence before the country’s 5G mobile spectrum auction. FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is seen during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo The move follows Australia’s decision to ban Huawei from supplying 5G equipment over concerns it could facilitate Chinese spying, and its barring from some U.S. government contracts on national security grounds. Germany, which lacks a telecoms hardware industry of its own, is keener to maintain its traditionally close trade and investment ties with Beijing without compromising on its own cyber-security, say officials. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) said Huawei will open the lab on Nov. 16 in Bonn, where the BSI and other key … [Read more...] about Exclusive: China’s Huawei opens up to German scrutiny ahead of 5G…

China opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance.Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a ceremony in the city of Zhuhai to open the 55-kilometer (34-mile)-long bridge linking it to the semi-autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Digital fireworks exploded on a screen behind him as leaders of the three cities watched.The $20 billion bridge took almost a decade to build while incurring major delays and cost overruns. It includes an undersea tunnel allowing ships to pass through the Pearl River delta, the heart of China's crucial manufacturing sector. Its opening will cut travel time across the delta from several hours to just 30 minutes, something China hopes will bind the region together as a major driver of future economic growth. Heavily regulated traffic using permits issued under a quota system will begin flowing on Wednesday.The bridge forms a physical link … [Read more...] about China opens world’s longest bridge linking Hong Kong to ‘motherland’

The Chinese government, blindsided by the Trump administration’s trade offensive, has been working overtime to keep its relationship with the Pentagon afloat as others have been sinking, according to U.S. defense officials. Facing strained relationships with other agencies in Washington over the ongoing trade war, the Chinese have been scrambling to maintain open lines of communication with the Pentagon.Chinese officials have stepped up their contacts with U.S. defense officials in recent weeks, and have been eager to send Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to meet with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Washington before the end of the year, a senior defense official said. “The Chinese are definitely eager to stay connected to the department,” the official said. “President Xi is leaning forward with respect to maintaining the relationship with Mattis.” The Chinese outreach is happening behind the backdrop of incidents that suggest growing military … [Read more...] about China ‘Sputtering’: Beijing Latches on to Pentagon as U.S.-China Relations Sour

World energy consumption projections predict that coal will remain one of the world's main energy sources in coming decades, and a growing share of it will be used in CTL, the conversion of coal to liquid fuels. Researchers from the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy in Beijing and Eindhoven University of Technology have developed iron-based catalysts that substantially reduce operating costs and open the door to capturing the large amounts of CO2 that are generated by CTL. Their results are published in the journal Science Advances. To understand the significance of this achievement, some knowledge of the CTL process is required. The first stage is the conversion of coal to syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2). Using the so-called Fischer-Tropsch process, these components are converted to liquid fuels. But before that can be done, the composition of the syngas has to be changed to ensure the process results in liquid fuels. So some of the CO is … [Read more...] about New Catalyst Opens Door to Carbon Dioxide Capture in Conversion of Coal to Liquid Fuels